Railway-rail lock



L. W. HARR|S;

RAILWAY RAIL LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28, 1921.

attorney;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS W. HARRIS, 01f RICHMOND, INDIANA.

RAIL AY-RAIL LOCK.

Specification of-letters Patent. Patented Feb, 28,. 1922,

Application fiIedJJecember 28; 1921. Serial No. 525,286

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Lnwrs V, Harms, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Wayne, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Construction in Railwayltail Locks,

of which the following is a full,clear, and

' comprehensive specification and exposition,

' the same being such as will enable others to 10 make and use the same withexactitude.

The object of my present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide a railway rail lock which is strong and durable in construction, positivein action,'simpl.e in character, mechanically eflicient in operation, easily placed in active position, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price. p

It is a well known factthat the ordinary railway spikes which are. driven into tatesa new tie in whiclithfe spike will hold,

thereby causing a great lossboth in as tothe" tie'per' Se and in the replacement thereof.

Therefore the principal object of this inven tion is to overcome the above mentioned objections andthereby prolong the usefulness of the tie, and more particularly making transportation thereover more safe and secured.

Other minor objects and particular ob jects will suggest themselves in the course of the following description.

The preferred means for carrying out the principles of my invention in a practical manner is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a railway rail and tie, and showing my invention in operative condition in connection therewith. Figure 2 is a front elevation of the stem or body of my construction, showing the bolt and nut in connection therewith, but with the dog and the washer omitted therefrom. Figure 3 shows a cross section of a railway rail, a longitudinal section of a portion of a tie, showing one of my devices in elevation and another in central vertical section, and Figure 4 is a cross section, as taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views.

In order that the construction, the operation, and the advantages of my invention 'may be more fully understood and. appreciated I will now take up a detailed description in? which. I will set forth the several features as fully and as clearlyas I may.

In the drawings letterA denotes an ordinary' railway rail, and B denotes a wooden railway tie on which the rail rests.

Usually the rail. and'the tie are secured together by means of ordinary railway spikes (not shown).

.My invention comprises a metal body 1, which is substantially square in cross section, and about the dimension and shapeof a railway spike. Said body has its lower rear corner truncated or beveled whereby the lower end of the body terminates in the edgelike. end 2. The head 3 of the bodyhas a threaded aperture formed centrally there- 'through and extending longitudinally of the body to receive the tap bolt 4 therein.

The front side of. the body'l, below the head; 3 is hollowed out forming a channel which tapers downward from the head 3 to the point 2, and its shape and size are such to neatly receive therein the wedge 5, as shown in Figs. 2', 3 and 4. i

When the upper end of the wedge 5 is in contact with the lower face of the head 3 then the wedge will be nested entirely within the body, as shown in the drawings. Should the bolt 4 be run down it is evident that it will contact with the upper end of the wedge and force it downward and outward, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Numeral 6 denotes a dog having a lip 7 which is applied to fit over the edge of the base of the rail A, and there is a smooth bore aperture formed through the dogin which may loosely operate the threaded portion of the bolt 4.

Extending upward from each of the two sides of the head 3 are the ears 8, between which the dog 6 is located when in operation and by which the dog 6 is prevented from turning on the bolt.

Threaded on the bolt 4' is the nut 9. Located on the bolt 4 and below the nut 9, and above the dog 6, is the locking washer 10.

In practice the device is assembled by placing the nut, the washer, and the dog on the bolt 4, as in Fig. 2. The bolt is then inserted into the threaded aperture of the head but it should not at this time be extended therethrough. The wedge5 is next placed the channel of the body as shown.

The ordinary spike should be withdrawn from the tie and the point 2 of my device is first entered into the aperture left by the spike, after which the device should be pressed down until the top of the head 3 is substantially even with the surface of the tie, with the lip 7 of thedog resting on the base of the rail. The nut 9 should now be held from turning and at the, same time the bolt 4, should be turned to drive it downward, its lower end engaging the wedge 5 evident that the rail will be securely held in place, thereby accomplishing the objects of this invention.

It is tolbe understood that various changes may be made in the several details of construction herein set forth without departing from the spirit of the invention and without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof States, is r i which are new and useful. e

Having now fully shown and described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United 1. A railway rail lock comprising a body portion adapted to be inserted into an aperture in a wooden tie from which an ordinary spike has been withdrawn, a wedge contained in said body, a tap bolt extending up from the body and adapted to run down into engagement with the wedge to drive the wedge downward and outward;a dog'above the body with said bolt extending therethrough, a nut on the bolt to clamp the dog into engagement with the base of a rail, all substantially as shown and described. i

2. A railway rail lock comprising a pointed body, a tapered wedge located insaid body and adapted when forced downward to project outward from thejside of the body, a bolt for driving said wedge downward, a dog loosely mounted on said bolt, a nut threaded on the bolt for causingsaid dog to clamp tially as'shown and described. a

A railway rail lock, comprising a. body which is substantially square incross section with one of its lower corners truncated and having a hollow {interior whose base is disposed at an angle, a taper wedge'fitting in said, body, a bolt threaded inan axial direction through the upper'portion ofthe body and adapted to engage said wedge, ajnut the base of a railway rail, all substan,

threaded on the bolt above said body, a lock-,

ing washer below saidnut,a dog through which said bolt may freely pass and located between the washer and the. upper end vof v thejbody, and means for preventing said dog fromturning on the bolt,'all substantially as 7 shown; and described. i

LEWIS wnmnrs. 

